Wildlife Rescue And Rehabilitation Centre Secretary And Trustee Dr. Smt. Shiela N. Rao vs. Union Of India Ministry Of Environment And Forests Secretary

ITEM NO.6 COURT NO.1 SECTION PIL-W

S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Writ Petition(s)(Civil) No(s).275/2015

VIDYA ATHREYA & ANR. Petitioner(s) VERSUS UNION OF INDIA . & ORS. Respondent(s) Date : 04-08-2017 This petition was called on for hearing today. CORAM : HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE D.Y. CHANDRACHUD For Petitioner(s) Mr.Shyam Divan, Sr.Adv. Mr.P. K. Manohar, AOR For Respondent(s) Ms.Pinky Anand, ASG Mr.Wasim Qadri, Adv. Mr.Deepak Goel, Adv. Ms.Somya Rathore, Adv. Mr.Gurmeet Singh Makker, AOR Mr.S.K.Mishra, Adv.Genl. Mr.Pawan Upadhyay, Adv. Mr.Sarvjit Pratap Singh, Adv. Ms.Sharmila Upadhyay, AOR Mr.Amit Sharma, Adv. Mr.P.K.Mullick, Adv. Mr.A.C.Pradhan, Adv. Mrs.Neha Nagpal, Adv. Mr.Raj Bahadur, Adv. Mr.Joseph Aristotle S., Adv. Mrs.Priya Aristotle, Adv. Mr.Ashish Yadav, Adv. Ms.Romsha Raj, Adv. Mr.Debojit Borkakati, Adv. Ms.Diksha Rai, AOR Mr.Deepak Goel, Adv. Mr.Milind Kumar, Adv. Mr.S.Udaya Kumar Sagar, Adv. Mr.Mrityunjai Singh, Adv.

Ms.Hemantika Wahi, Adv. Ms.Jesal Wahi, Adv.

Ms.Puja Singh, Adv. Ms.Shodhika Sharma, Adv.

Mr.G.Prakash, Adv. Mr.Jishnu M.L., Adv. Mrs.Priyanka Prakash, Adv. Mrs.Beena Prakash, Adv.

Mr.Mahaling Pandarge, Adv. Mr.Nishant Katneshwarkar, Adv.

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R

1. Even though this Court, by its motion bench order dated 31.03.2017, required respondent Nos.1 and 3 to file counter affidavits, the same are not forthcoming. Ms.Pinky Anand, learned Additional Solicitor General, seeks a short adjournment, so as to enable her instructing counsel, to file counter affidavits on behalf of respondent Nos.1 and 3.

2. Mr.Shyam Divan, learned senior counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has handed over to us in Court today, some suggestions on behalf of the petitioner. The suggestions are taken on record, and marked as `Annexure-A'. A copy thereof has been handed over to the learned Additional Solicitor General.

3. The learned Additional Solicitor General undertakes to take into consideration the suggestions of the petitioner, while filing the counter affidavits on behalf of respondent Nos.1 and 3.

4. Prayer is allowed.

5. Counter affidavits on behalf of respondent Nos.1 and 3 be positively filed within three months.

6. List on 21.11.2017.

(SATISH KUMAR YADAV) (RENUKA SADANA)

AR-CUM-PS ASST.REGISTRAR

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